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Updated:
04/27/2017 08:23:18 AM EDT

Fog settles over the field at Fenway Park during Wednesday s game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
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BOSTON (AP) -- Luis Severino pitched seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball and Aaron Judge celebrated his 25th birthday with a two-run homer and spectacular catch, carrying the surging New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night in the longtime rivals' first meeting this season.

It was the 11th win in 14 games for the Yankees after they opened the season 1-4.

Severino (2-1) struck out six and walked two, posting his third straight strong start.

In his previous two, the 23-year-old righty became just the third Yankee ever to post double-digit strikeouts without more than one walk in consecutive games.

Reigning AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello (1-3) lost his third straight start, giving up three runs -- two earned -- in 62/3 innings. He didn't lose consecutive starts last season.

According to Elias Sports Bureau, Judge became the first Yankee to homer on his birthday at Fenway Park since Roger Maris did it on Sept. 10, 1966.

Dellin Betances worked a perfect eighth and Aroldis Chapman got the final three outs for his fifth save despite giving up a run.

In the third, right fielder Judge made a running grab of a foul ball that carried him, flipping over head first, beyond a short wall into the seats. He came up showing the ball with his bare hand and it was originally ruled "no catch" by first base umpire Mark Carlson, but was overturned after a challenge.

He homered into the Yankees' bullpen an inning earlier.

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Fog rolled in during the middle innings after both teams didn't have batting practice on the field because of steady rain, causing a rare non-sellout in a game between the teams in Boston.

In the last nine seasons, the teams faced each other 166 times and were 83-83. Even more interesting, they were 41-41 at Fenway and 42-42 at Yankee Stadium.